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Living the Promise: Bridge Collapse Solved

INTEGRATIVE LEARNING: When Brian Grossman ’08 and Nick Fabian ’07 began their senior thesis, they thought their analysis of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse would be a straightforward case of differential equations. Instead they had to reconstruct others’ work to uncover errors. That meant applying the mathematical knowledge they learned in the classroom from Dr. Carlos Ortiz to the physical description of the forces involved in the doomed suspension bridge.

“We need healthcare practitioners here in our state,” said
Delaware Lt. Gov. John Carney at the grand opening Friday of Arcadia’s
new campus in Christiana, Del. “This particular program is very important
to our state and to me personally as chair of the Delaware Health.Care
Commission.” The first program to be offered at the new campus is
the master’s degree in Physician
Assistant. The commission is working
on issues such as the uninsured and access to healthcare. “In my view,
physician assistants are a great way of extending the primary care network.” He
added that the state is extending a loan repayment program to include
physician assistants in the hope to attract students to study and practice
in Delaware.

Karl Karlbacher, New Castle County Director of Redevelopment, said there
is “tremendous need for medical practitioners in New Castle County,
primarily because our population is aging significantly.” He said
the need for healthcare workers is expected to top 17,000 new professionals
in New Castle County alone. “This is a great day for New Castle County
as much as it is for Arcadia University.” Read
more about the grand opening.

Students Meet Prince Charles at Tower of
London

A group of lucky London Preview students had a real “royal encounter” on
this year’s Preview. While touring the Tower of London, first-year
students Kate Hendel, Katie Baker, Melissa Moy, Jessica Erb, Cassandra
Drake, Katie Farragher, Rachel Warner and Dustin Krautter were
approached by royal guards who asked them to please stand aside because
the Prince was coming. “We were so shocked that we asked the guard
if he meant the real prince!” says Hendel. As it turns out, Prince
Charles himself was also touring the Tower that day as part of British
Tourism Week. As the Prince made his way past the students, he smiled
and waved in their direction. “We thought that would be all, but he
actually came toward us!” adds Hendel. “He shook our hands and
began a conversation with us. He had a sincere interest in our travels,
where we were staying and where we were from.” The students were so
excited that they even attracted a reporter who interviewed one of them.
As Hendel sums up, “We were star-struck!”

‘Dear Veteran’—WWII, Vietnam, Iraq

The
Spring 2007 issue of Arcadia magazine examines a senior’s
quest to learn more about her father by writing to other Vietnam veterans,
an Arcadia student whose graduation was delayed a year by service in
Iraq, and a former professor who spent time in a German POW camp. Two faculty
members also provide perspective on the history and economics of peace.
Watch for the magazine soon in your mailbox, or read it online. Also
check online for some expanded stories:

Gillem Honored for Mentoring at National Conference

Dr. Angela Gillem, Professor of Psychology, was selected to receive the
third annual Florence Denmark Distinguished Mentoring Award, presented by
the Association for Women in Psychology (AWP). Gillem was nominated by students,
former students, and colleagues for this national honor, which was presented
to her at the AWP’s recent conference in San Francisco. She was recognized
for “the valuable mentoring she had provided, and for the sensitive
concern she has shown for the next generation of psychologists.” AWP
is a non-profit scientific and educational organization committed to encouraging
feminist psychological research, theory and activism.

SGO Leadership Recognition Awards Given

The Student Government Organization (SGO) Leadership Recognition Night
was Sunday, April 15, in Stiteler Auditorium.

The 2007 Campus Leader of the Year award went to Jeffery Murphy.
This award is presented to an individual who has demonstrated outstanding
leadership and service to the Arcadia University Community through his or
her involvement in campus life during the academic year.

Program of the Year awards are presented in honor of student-implemented
programs that have made an impact on the Arcadia University community.

Education Program—Fight Apathy Tour sponsored by Peers

Social Program—Cotillion “A Ball at the Ball Park” sponsored
by Residence Hall Council at Citizens Bank Park

Residence Hall Council and the ARC (Arcadia Radio Club) were selected as
the Student Organizations of the year for enriching the quality of student
life at Arcadia. The dedication and hard work of the leaders and members
of RHC and the ARC are models for others to follow. Read
more about
SGO Leadership award winners.

Is your PC Vulnerable to Unwanted Guests?

April
is Security Awareness Month at Arcadia. “Why do you need a
firewall?” asks Jose Dieudonne,
Director of Network and Information Security Services.
"Because a personal computer connected to the Internet without
a firewall can be hijacked and added to an Internet outlaw's botnet
in just a few minutes." Read this week’s Security
Tip on Firewalls.

Visit the IT Security and Privacy module under
the MyArcadia Technology tab
to make sure you aren’t a security risk.

End of Year Cleaning—Donate Unwanted Items

In the annual End of the Year Collection, all residence halls will have
designated drop off spots in the lobbies where students can deposit unwanted
items for charitable causes. Oak Summit’s drop off location will be
the building B lobby, and Manor’s will be the entrance vestibule;
1600s residents should contact the Community Services Office at 215-572-4000
for more information.

Deadline for Faculty Commencement Rentals is Friday

Faculty, emeriti and administrators who need to rent academic attire can
do so by going to the Arcadia Bookstore no later than April 20 to guarantee
delivery in time for the ceremonies. All rental orders must be placed at
the Bookstore and must be prepaid. Orders cannot be taken by e-mail or telephone.
For more information, call the Bookstore at 215-572-2971.

The Graduate Commencement is Thursday, May 17, at 5 p.m. The Undergraduate
Commencement is Friday, May 18, at 10:15 a.m. All faculty, emeriti and administrators
are asked to use the Online Commencement Response form at www.arcadia.edu/comresponse to
let University Relations know whether they plan to attend one or both of
the ceremonies. This information is needed for seating arrangements. (Note:
If you have trouble opening this link, please copy and past the link URL
into a new browser window.)

Faculty, Staff Needed for Late Night Breakfast

Late Night Breakfast for Arcadia students is Tuesday, May
1, at 10 p.m. in the Dining Hall. It is tradition for the faculty
and staff to serve the students, so the Student Affairs
Office is looking for potential candidates to help serve. To volunteer,
contact Nick Luchko, Area Coordinator for Heinz, Knight,
Manor and 1600 at luchkon@arcadia.edu or
call 267-620-4126.

Volunteers Needed to Help with Commencement

Volunteers are needed to help with the May Commencement ceremonies. The
Graduate Commencement will be held at 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 17, and
the Undergraduate Commencement will be held at 10:15 a.m. on Friday, May
18. Interested staff members should e-mail Donna Whitlock in
University Relations at whitlock@arcadia.edu by
May 4 to volunteer. Interested student volunteers should contact Diana
Bonner in Student Affairs at bonnerd@arcadia.edu or
call 215-572-2933.

Last Oasis of Semester for Faculty, Staff, April 19

The final faculty/staff Oasis of the spring semester will take place this
Thursday, April 19, in the Plate Restaurant at Trilogy (formerly Cedarbrook
Apartments), from 4 to 6 p.m. The restaurant is located at 8460 Limekiln
Pike, just a mile from campus. Please call Marie Gallagher at
ext. 2924 for directions. All Arcadia faculty and staff members
are invited to attend.

Upcoming Events

Let's Go!

Immigration and Employment Workshop, April 18

Arcadia University is hosting an Immigration and Employment Workshop facilitated
by Wendy Hess of Goldblum & Hess and Peter Baumann of Baumann, Deseve & Landau.
The workshop is Wednesday, April 18, at 7 p.m. in the Beaver College
Room in Landman Library. All Arcadia international students, faculty
and staff are invited, and the meeting is open to the general public.
The facilitators will discuss how foreign nationals can work in the United
States. To attend, RSVP by e-mail to Supinda Sirihekaphong,
Arcadia’s
Assistant Director of Office of International Services, at siriheks@arcadia.edu.
Include the total number of participants by Monday, April 16.

Walk for Breast Cancer Awareness, April 18

The
Student Health Services’ annual Walk for Wellness Supporting
Breast Cancer Awareness and the Susan G. Komen for the Cure is Wednesday,
April 18, at noon. Members of the campus community are invited to check
in and register as early as 11:30 a.m. that day at the Kuch Center on
the field side (if it rains, inside). “Come ready to walk/run/jog
or wheel your way around campus and you can expect some fun surprises
along the way,” says Claire
Washington, Student Health Services Director. “You also can
make donations at the Registration Table or drop them by Student Health
Services in Heinz Hall, ground floor, ahead of time.” All paid
registered individuals receive a t-shirt. Stretching will be coordinated
in the middle of the field beginning 11:45 a.m. Prizes will be awarded
in a variety of categories, including most money raised by an individual
and most money raised by a group. “We are looking forward to
a fun-filled event that will benefit the Philadelphia affiliate of the
Susan G. Komen Foundation... and your heart will thank you also!”

Volunteers Needed: In addition to the Walk for Wellness,
the Komen On the Go™ comes to Arcadia University on Monday, April
30, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The tour has visited numerous college campuses
and universities and thousands upon thousands of young women and men
have participated in this innovative, educational and interactive experience.
Look for an eye-catching, customized pink trailer outfitted with computer
stations, at which students are invited to learn how to perform a breast
self-exam, learn about breast health and become advocates for the breast
cancer movement. Volunteers are a crucial part in the success of the
tour. To sign-up to volunteer, contact Kelly
Frederick.

TaiChi Expert on Stress Relief, April 19

Stress Relief Thursdays continue, and this week the Moving Meditation will
have a special guest. Master Rev. Song will come to Arcadia to demonstrate
traditional TaiChi and teach TaiChi practice. This Master has practiced
Tai Chi since 1989. He received silver medals in international TaiQi
tournaments in China and has also mastered black belt grade in Ikido
and Taegwundo. This demonstration is on Thursday, April 19, on the lawn
near the Wishing Well/Gazebo outside The Chat at 1 p.m. (weather permitting,
if rain in the Heinz Hall lobby). Wear comfortable clothing and bring
an open mind. To read more about Moving Meditation, visit the Won
Institute Web site.

Jello Tug of War Will Show ‘Strongest’ Class, April
20

On Friday, April 20, during Blitz, Student Alumni Ambassadors (SAA) will
be sponsoring a Jello tug-of-war tournament to see which class is the
strongest. Teams must consist of six people. The winning team will win
$500 for the class. It's a great way to promote class identity! There will
be sign-ups outside the Dining Hall on Wednesday, April 18, or groups can
register by e-mail. For more information, contact Barry Hendler ’09
(hendlb60@arcadia),
President of SAA. (Oh, and remember, the tug-of-war matches will be taking
place in Jello!)

Rights of Women in Middle East, April 22

Dr. Hayat Alvi-Aziz, Director and Assistant Professor
of International Studies, will speak at the Glenside Public Library on
April 22. Alvi-Aziz, also
a Fulbright scholar, author and business consultant, will present a program
on the Rights of Women in the Middle East. This program is sponsored
by the Friends of the Glenside Library and is free and open to all. Click
here for more information. She also spoke April 13 about “Myths and Facts in Islam: The Need
for Intellectual Jihad” at Eastern University as part of the “Windows
on the World” program.

CAMPUS HAPPENINGS

Senior Represents Marine Scholarship Recipients

Senior Kirby Coughlin was one of two students awarded
scholarships by the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation on Friday, April
13, in Philadelphia. Her father, the late Patrick Coughlin, was a Vietnam
veteran. Coughlin has received the scholarship every year she has been
at Arcadia and was chosen to represent the 977 recipients who were awarded
scholarships in 2006 at the Foundation’s Philadelphia Fundraising
Gala. After graduating in May with her B.A. in English, she plans to
pursue state certification in Secondary Education. Inspired by her many
summers working with underprivileged, inner-city youth as a counselor
at the Golden Slipper Charity Club camp in Stroudsburg, Pa., she intends
to use her education to teach inner-city children. Her work with Vietnam
veterans is featured on the Spring 2007 issue of Arcadia magazine.

Four Students Win for Filing FAFSA

The following students filed their 2007-08 FAFSA form before the April
1, 2007, priority deadline, and their names were randomly drawn to win
one of four gift certificates. If any students did not file their FAFSA
yet for next year, then they are still encouraged to do so on-line at www.fafsa.ed.gov.
Undergraduate students who are Pennsylvania residents and want to be
considered for the PHEAA State Grant must file by May 1, 2007. The winners
are:

Jahaan Ameen—$50 American Express Card

William Green—$50 Best Buy Gift Card

Drew Weston-Ball—$50 VISA Card

Annalise Settefrati—$50 Target Gift Card

TV Producer from India Visits Communications Classes

Anjoo Daswani, a freelance television producer from Mumbai, India, will
be visiting the Communications program this week, April 16-20. She will
meet with students and speak to various classes as part of the Global Focus
program. A part of the global learning initiative, this program allows students
to study media environments in two countries, one in a developed world and
one in the developing world. This year, the focus is on India and Australia.

A Theatre Arts and Mass Communications graduate, Anjoo Daswani taught film
and television production for more than a decade at the Xavier Institute
of Communications in Bombay. She has several non-fiction features and television
series to her credit—notably, Apne Aap on DD National, Mere
Ghar Aana Zindagi on ZEE TV and more than 50 video features for video
magazines Business Plus and People plus in the early ’90s.
Trained with SITE (Satellite Instructional Television Experiment, the first-time
satellite transmission project in India in collaboration with NASA in 1975),
she continues to produce science enrichment programs for the ambitious future
venture, JIGYASA, a science channel to be launched by ISRO (Indian
Space Research Organization).

Jackson and Compton Sweep Softball PAC Weekly Honors; Knights
on Ten Game Run

Jackson

Arcadia's Jenn Jackson and Jenn
Compton have
been tabbed PAC Player and Pitcher of the Week for the week ending April 15.

Jackson,
Softball Player of the Week, hit a team leading .600 (14 for 24) in an
8-0 PAC week for the Knights, knocking out 3 long balls (1 solo home run
and two grand slams), ten RBIs and ten runs scored.

Compton, Softball Pitcher of the Week, notched a 4-0 record
from the hill with 26 strikeouts with only 4 runs allowed. At the plate,
compton recorded eight hits, three homeruns, one double, seven runs,
three walks and eleven RBIs.

On a ten game win streak, the Knights swept
through conference play last week, tacking 8 wins onto their 11-1 record
in the PAC with doubleheader sweeps of Cedar Crest, Immaculata, Gwynedd-Mercy
and Alvernia. The Knights host Rosemont today at 3 pm with Cabrini, Misericordia,
and Marywood to follow before conference playoffs begin on May 3rd.

Fitzgerald named to PAC Weekly Honor Roll
for Men's Tennis

Tim Fitzgerald has been named to the PAC Weekly Honor
Roll for
the week ending April 15. Fitzgerald was undefeated at #1 singles (1-0)
and #1 doubles (2-0) for the Knights in a 1-1 week in conference play.

The
Knights have one more conference match to play before the official seedings
are announce for this weekend's PAC Championships at the West End Racquet
Club in Allentown.

Connell Selected as Co-Knight of the Week

Connell

John Connell has been selected as the
co-Knight of the Week for the week ending April 15. Connell, who recently
moved to the top of AU's career doubles category with 50,
notched his name at the top of Arcadia's career RBIs category this week
with 145 runs batted in. Both
times, Connell surpassed the old marks set by Arcadia alumni Justin
Loomis.

The team finished a 5-2 week scoring 50 total runs to remain
in contention for first place in the conference when PAC playoffs begin
on May 4th. The
Knights are left to face Neuman (2-11) and Marywood (8-4) with a handful
of non-conference games in the mix. The team will play at PSU Berks on
Wednesday before hosting Neumann College Friday afternoon at 3 pm.

Lacrosse Struggles for Offense

Stevenson

(2-6) Arcadia Lacrosse suffered two straight Pennsylvania
Athletic Conference losses in as many days, 14-5 at Neumann on Friday and
21-1 at Eastern on Saturday.

Arcadia allowed Neumann to break away from a
small 7-4 halftime advantage, outscoring AU 7-1 in the second half to
go onto the 14-5 win.

The Knights turned around less than 24 hours later
with a disappointing 21-1 showing against Eastern University. Eastern
netted an early goal that was timely answered by Arcadia. Junior Jamie
Stevenson was
awarded a free position attempt, smoking the ball past the Eagles for
the tying goal at 1-1. Eastern stepped up the intensity from that
point on, controlling much of the remaining first half, with the Knights
best chance coming again from Stevenson who rifled the ball off the facemask
of the Eagle net minder in the closing minutes of the half.

The Knights
current record of 2-6 in the conference will force them to be on the
outside looking in when PAC playoffs begin on May 2nd, but the team should
contend for a few more wins on the year with Immaculata, Bridgewater College
(VA), Bryn Mawr and Lancaster Bible remaining on their schedule.

in the news

The University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minn. announced on April
17 through their Campus Bulletin that students on their campus will have
three other study abroad options for semester off-campus study. One of
those options is The Alliance is a non-profit partnership of Arcadia
University's Center for Education Abroad and the Institute for Study
Abroad, Butler University. This program provides students the opportunity
to study language and cultural studies in either Shanghai or Beijing, or
international business at Shanghai’s
University of Finance and Economics.

Faculty in the News

Bill McRight, who teaches printmaking at Arcadia, was mentioned in an artblog
on Friday, April 13. Read
more.

Administrators in the News

Richard Torchia, Director of Arcadia University’s
Art Gallery, will curate the M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition at the University
of Pennsylvania School of Design Graduate Fine Arts program. Read
more.

Alumni in the News

Craig Scangarella, a former Arcadia soccer player who
earned a B.A. in Elementary Education in 2003, was named to West Chester
University’s women’s soccer coaching staff as announced by
Head Coach Gerry Lucey on West Chester University’s Web site this
past week. On the site, Scangarella said, “I am excited
to begin working with Coach Lucey and the West Chester players….
I look forward to helping the Golden Rams continue their success and
in moving the program forward, both within the PSAC and on the national
level.” During
his collegiate career, Scangarella was a four-year starter at Arcadia
University and an NSCAA top 25 program in both 2002 and 2003. He led
Arcadia to the Sweet 16 and Elite 8 in 2002 and 2003, respectively.
Scangarella also was an all-academic honoree in the Pennsylvania Athletic
Conference during his collegiate playing days. Read
more.

Sylvannya C. Walters-Dantzler, who earned her Master of
Education in 1998 and her principal certification in 2003, has been named
the new principal at Walton Farm Elementary School, as reported in the April
11 North Penn Life.

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